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“TRACY HOGG HAS GIVEN PARENTS A GREAT GIFT–the ability to develop early insight into their child’s temperament.”
–Los Angeles Family

When Tracy Hogg’s Secrets of the Baby Whisperer was first published, it soared onto bestseller lists across the country. Parents everywhere became “whisperers” to their newborns, amazed that they could actually communicate with their baby within weeks of their child’s birth. Tracy gave parents what for some amounted to a miracle: the ability to understand their baby’s every coo and cry so that they could tell immediately if the baby was hungry, tired, in real distress, or just in need of a little TLC. Tracy also dispelled the insidious myth that parents must go sleepless for the first year of a baby’s life–because a happy baby sleeps through the night. Now you too can benefit from Tracy’s more than twenty years’ experience. In this groundbreaking book, she shares simple, accessible programs in which you will learn:

• E.A.S.Y.–how to get baby to eat, play, and sleep on a schedule that will make every member of the household’s life easier and happier.
• S.L.O.W.–how to interpret what your baby is trying to tell you (so you don’t try to feed him when he really wants a nap).
• How to identify which type of baby yours is–Angel, Textbook, Touchy, Spirited, or Grumpy–and then learn the best way to interact with that type.
• Tracy’s Three Day Magic–how to change any and all bad habits (yours and the baby’s) in just three days.

At the heart of Tracy’s simple but profound message: treat the baby as you would like to be treated yourself. Reassuring, down-to-earth, and often flying in the face of conventional wisdom, Secrets of the Baby Whisperer promises parents not only a healthier, happier baby but a more relaxed and happy household as well.


From the Trade Paperback edition.


DESCRIPTION:

Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.122
EAN: 9780345479099
ISBN: 0345479092
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2005-07-26
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: 2005-07-26
Studio: Ballantine Books


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• Health o Meter HDC100-01 "Grow with Me" Teddy Bear Scale for Babies and Toddlers
• Braun IRT 4020 ThermoScan Ear Thermometer


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems: Sleeping, Feeding, and Behavior--Beyond the Basics from Infancy Through Toddlerhood
• The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
• On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep (On Becoming. . .)
• Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
• The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Customer Rating:
Summary: A Lifesaver for Tired, Confused, or Frustrated First Timers
Comment: This book was a godsend for me, a first-time mom who was at the end of her rope with our 8-week old baby. I had always prided myself on being able to handle just about any challenge in stride. As cute as she was at times - my baby was simply kicking my butt. I was losing every battle and starting to lose confidence in myself and my ability to deal with things.

Finally, one day - while searching for answers to why my baby was breastfeeding every 30 minutes to an hour - I came across a link to Secrets of the Baby Whisperer. After just a few excerpts I realized how much I had been missing of what my baby had been trying to tell me. I bought the book - read it (over a screaming baby) in an afternoon - and started putting the strategies to work. THEY WORKED ALMOST INSTANTLY.
- My baby started going 2-3 hours between feedings!
- She started taking naps during the day... at least 45 minutes long
- She was happier when awake
- I was able to leave the house again
- I was able to shower, make lunch, just sit and watch TV again!
- My husband and I were able to enjoy each other's company
- I stopped being confused about "what was wrong"
- I finally felt confident that we could leave our little one with someone else and have a night out!
- My husband and I spent a lot less time frustrated and exhausted
- We started truly loving being parents - because we finally felt effective!

In short - this book saved my sanity. I do NOT agree with the view of some reviewers that this book is biased towards formula feeding - quite the opposite. It has helped me understand how to breastfeed more effectively and give my daughter more of what she needs from a feeding. I also do not agree that this is just 'one step better' than crying it out. My daughter was crying CONSIDERABLY MORE before I started using these techniques. We can now quiet and calm her relatively quickly because we know EXACTLY what she needs.

I will agree that this is probably not the approach for those that want to do attachment parenting... and the author says as much... but then again, if that was working well for you, you probably wouldn't be looking into this book. Or, if you have other kids and are comfortable with how you raised them, this might seem a silly method to try now.

Despite what some reviewers have said (which makes me wonder how carefully they read) this book DOES NOT advocate "schedules" that need a time associated with everything. Instead, I think of it as "cycles" that my daughter goes through during the day. She does one EASY cycle, then she does another, and another, and another. Some are longer than others; some of the elements within each cycle vary from one instance to the next; but the pattern is always the same - and THAT has eliminated all of the guesswork and made it possible for us not to be slaves to crying, screaming, and fussiness.

FYI - This is the method that Supernanny, Jo Frost, is a big proponent of. I, for one, LOVE Supernanny so her recommendation was as good as gold for me.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Sleeping thru the night
Comment: Two friends recommended it and since, their little ones were happy, flourishing & sleeping well, we thought we'd give it a try. It became our baby bible. At four weeks our little one was all confused about day & night, fusy... and we were rocking him in his bucket car seat for hours in the middle of night. We needed a fix. Her words... if you can sort through "Luv" and "nappy" were full of wisdom. They made sense, especially her advice about following the "EASY" schedule and your little one's cues. Not depending on props, but instead giving your child a flexible routine that gives them comfort, and catching the window of sleep before it closes to an overtired disaster. Our little one is happy, and has been sleeping through the night since about two months, on average 8-10 hours. He's now 6 months, still breastfed, which I never felt discouraged from doing, and pacifier free. Talking to friends who are still struggling, makes me feel thrilled that I was pointed in the direction of this book. I heard stories of people driving around for hours, sleeping with a bouncer seat in the middle of their bed, running the dryer over and over again. This book brought peace to our family within three days of following it, making everyone happy :-) and leaving behind all the desperate measures we were trying. Having consistency, paying attention to one's needs, and lots of love is good for anyone.

Customer Rating:
Summary: The only behavioral-type baby book I needed
Comment: I skimmed a few other newborn advice books, and found them too extreme. Tracy Hogg's approach (if not voice, "luv") was the most in tune with my natural instincts about parenting - that babies prefer a routine (not a schedule) - and gives you practical advice on how to set a course for your baby. My experience is that when I get a little off-course with my now 6-month old twin boys, I skim the appropriate chapter in the book and we all get back on track. My twins both had different personalities - one is an Angel or a Textbook baby, and the other is more of a Touchy baby - and her techniques are working for both of the babies. Within eight weeks of bringing my premature sons home from NICU, they were sleeping for 6-hour stretches at night, and within 12 weeks they started sleeping 10-12 hours at night, all because of the tips that I gleaned from this book. Learning to distinguish my babies' cries and responding appropriately has critical to my success. I recommend this book to all my new mother friends.

Customer Rating:
Summary: the Bible
Comment: we call this book the Bible. of course parenting ultimately comes from instinct and common sense, but this book helped direct us towards trusting our instincts, and helping us make a decision when we didn't have strong feelings one way or the other. like any other baby book, with this one you have to take what you want and leave what you don't want. we recommend this book over any other baby book, but we definitely didn't agree with everything she said or all of her very strong opinions. what we liked most was how Tracy taught us to implement a predictable routine. that way the baby knows what is coming next and is therefore at ease. we all do better when we know whats coming next, don't we? bottom line: best baby book, take what you want, leave what you don't want.

Customer Rating:
Summary: The Baby Whisperer
Comment: Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby

Hyped by Random House publishers as "this groundbreaking book,"
readers are enticed by offers of "Tracy's Three Day Magic--how to
change any and all bad habits (yours and the baby's) in just three
days." Which mother would not be happy to "get baby to eat, play, and
sleep on a schedule that will make every member of the household's
life easier and happier?" The very unpredictability of babies is what
makes new mothers' lives so chaotic. Mothers don't get coffee breaks,
lunch breaks, or go off duty at 6pm. It is plain, hard work taking
care of a baby.

Look in any bookstore or library and you will see pregnant women and
new mothers searching eagerly for advice on child raising. I remember
doing this myself, devouring every morsel. Think how many editions of
Dr. Spock's book have been sold over the years! Fashions change in
child rearing as in all things. We have gone from strict scheduling to
permissiveness and now we are back to scheduling again. Tracy Hogg's
"Secrets of The Baby Whisperer" is the latest in a long line of books
purporting to know "the right answer" to parents' concerns. As any
experienced parent will tell you, there is no "right" answer. What
works for one child will not necessarily work for another. Listening
to your baby is the first step towards understanding him.

So who is this wonderworker who can tell instantly whether a baby is
hungry, tired, in real distress, or just in need of a little TLC?

According to Newsweek magazine (...)(Feb 26, 2001 issue):
"A registered nurse in England, Hogg left her two daughters, then 8
and 11, with her mother and moved to L.A. in 1992. Unable to use her
nursing license here, she began taking care of babies. She had, as
they say in the movie industry "great word of mouth" and soon Hogg
opened her own baby-equipment store in Encino, CA. Her book and her
Web site claim that she got a Master's degree in hypnotherapy from the
University of California, Irvine. But a University spokeswoman says
they have no record of her. Earlier, according to her book and Web
site, Hogg was "assigned" to the Great Orman Street Children's
Hospital," an apparent reference to London's famed Great Orman Street
Hospital, where she, in fact, attended a three-weekend-long training
course. And a "stint with the World Health Organization in India"
turns out to refer to a two-week trip she took there in 1989."

This leads us to ask, how good is the advice she gives?
Not very.

Despite being endorsed by celebrities like Los Angeles stage actress
Kate Mulligan who can afford $250.00 for "1 Hour Intense Consultation"
or $350.00 for "Baby's First Feed," the information offered by Ms.
Hogg is out of date and inaccurate. While she is entitled to her own
personal opinions, they are not based on any scientific studies or
research. Moreover, much of her advice conflicts with that given by
the American Academy of Pediatrics who advocate feeding babies when
they indicate hunger rather than on artificial schedules.

Ms. Hogg's theories on infant sleep are also unfounded. They owe much
to the teachings of Gary Ezzo, the discredited author of "Babywise"
and "Preparation for Parenting," which have also been heavily
criticized by the AAP.

Do we really need another parenting book that tells us that our
instincts are useless and if we would only follow this author's
theories all of our problems would be solved?

Rather, mothers - and fathers, too - are the real experts on their
particular baby because they live with him 24 hours a day. What we
really need are more books like "The Baby Bond: How to Raise an
Emotionally Healthy Child" by Dianna Hine and " The Baby Book:
Everything You Need to Know about Your Baby from Birth to Age Two, "
by Dr. William Sears and Martha Sears. These books help new parents to
meet their baby's basic needs through a loving, nurturing, attachment
style of parenting.

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